公开(公告)号：WO2018204508A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：PCT/US2018/030673

申请日：2018-05-02

Applicant: SIMMONS ENGINEERING COMPANY

Inventor： AIREY, Jeffrey, L. ,  ARP, Derrick, C. ,  CLAY, Stephan, A.

IPC: A22B3/06 ,  A22B3/08 ,  A22B1/00

Abstract: A poultry stunning apparatus including a trough for containing water through which the poultry is carried for stunning. The apparatus also including an electrical control module configured to apply a DC current to the poultry at a voltage sufficient to stun the poultry and to apply AC current to the stunned poultry at a voltage and for a period of time sufficient to immobilize and relax the muscles of the stunned poultry, while at the same time avoiding or minimizing damage to the poultry tissue. The apparatus further including a stunning electrode positioned within the trough, the stunning electrode including a metal plate adapted and positioned within the trough to be contacted in a contact zone by the poultry as the poultry are carried along, the contact zone of the metal plate being substantially smooth and uninterrupted.

公开(公告)号：WO2016196585A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：PCT/US2016/035206

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: SIMMONS ENGINEERING COMPANY

Inventor： CLAY, Stephan A. ,  ARP, Derrick C. ,  AIREY, Jeffrey L.

IPC: A22B3/06 ,  A22B3/00 ,  A22B3/08 ,  A22C21/00

CPC classification number: A22B3/06 ,  A22B3/086 ,  A22C21/00

Abstract: A poultry stunning apparatus and method, the apparatus including an electrical control module configured to apply a DC current to the poultry at a voltage sufficient to stun the poultry and to apply AC current to the stunned poultry at a voltage and for a period of time sufficient to immobilize and relax the muscles of the stunned poultry, while at the same time avoiding or minimizing damage to the poultry tissue. In the method, DC voltage/current is applied for initial stunning, followed by an AC voltage/current to immobilize poultry and to further relax the muscles of the stunned poultry, such that the poultry does not exhibit involuntary motions, while at the same time avoiding or minimizing damage to the poultry tissue.

Abstract translation: 一种家禽惊险装置和方法，所述装置包括电气控制模块，该电气控制模块被配置为以足以使家禽眩晕的电压向家禽施加DC电流，并且在电压下将足够的电流施加到被击晕的家禽上，并且足够的时间 固定和松弛窒息的家禽的肌肉，同时避免或最小化对家禽组织的损害。 在该方法中，施加直流电压/电流用于初始震动，随后用交流电压/电流来固定家禽，并进一步放松被窒息的家禽的肌肉，使得家禽不显示不自主的运动，同时 避免或最小化对家禽组织的损害。